The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-28
INDIANA REPUBLICANS.
The Party Is in Splendid Shape, and Favors
Harrison Sherman.

The Party Is in Splendid Shape, and Favors
Harrison or Sherman. ea
Interview with Hon. j. N. Huston.
1.-THE Republican party of Indiana was
in better condition than to-day. The organize
ton has not been lost but maintained in all
parts of the State I am in constant and close
communication all the time with the various
committees and the party leaders, and [ know
we will enter on the campaign of next year in
better condition for active and effective work
than ever before, and the only danger in the way
of success will be spirit Of over-confdence
Had been able, last summer, to convince the
party of the great possibilities that were before
them, our victory would have been far more
complete 1t was hard to make anyone believe
that we could overcome the infamous gerry
mander We lost several districts simply be-
cause the Republicans could not realize there
was any chance of carrying them. We will not
have that feeling of doubt and dependency
overcome next year. all that has given place to
an enthusiastic feeling of confidence. This is
evidenced by the letters / receive. and from the
tone Of the Republican papers. The Republican
papers of Indiana never did better work than
that of last year, and they are already laying
the foundation for the campaign of 1888
''The Democrats have given us all the cam
paign material shall need. The desperate
and illegal acts of the Democratic majority in
the State Senate, the tally sheet forgeries in In
dianapolis the horrible disclosures concerning the
management of the prisons and benevolent in
situations will all have share in shaping the
next campaign. / know the Democrats rely
upon the fact that presidential ticket will be
in the field to withdraw attention from these
things but in that they will be disappointed.
If Indiana was still an October State the party
might overlook these offenses for fear the loss
of the State ticket might endanger the loss of
other States the National ticket, but the cleo
ton occurring at the same time people
buke the party management in the State and
still vote for the party candidate for President
The respectable element OF the Democracy in
this State does not indorse the course pursued
by their representatives last winter, and they
will signally rebuke them when the opportunity
offers There is another thing that will work to
the detriment of the enemy next year. that is
the labor movement 1t will take from the Dem
ocrats more than from The conservative
business element of the Democratic party
looking with growing alarm on the control the
Socialists getting in their party, and as they
are not ready to surrender the country to that
element of society. they turning to the Re-
publicans for relief from that danger
The fight next year will not De an easy one
for the Democrats will, usual resort to every
means, no matter how desperate illegal for
they realize that if beaten next year they will be
want to win they must enter upon the campaign
in cold -Dlooded business manner and nomi-
nate a ticket with winning qualities. and not
merely to paw debts The action of Governor
GRAY in removing the trustees of the Insane
Hospital gives the lie to the whitewashing re-
port of the Democratic senatorial committee.
and is a confession that the charges of the Re
pub,icans were true. The Democratic party is
responsible for putting them in power, and, rs
far as the Legislature could do so. the party was
made to indorse their acts. and to declare that
they ought to be retained. The party was COM
mitted TO their retention Notwithstanding the
infamous record they had made. And the party
will be tried that issue. In any other State
they would have been driven from their places